52كَذٰلِكَ ما أَتَى الَّذينَ مِن قَبلِهِم مِن رَسولٍ إِلّا قالوا ساحِرٌ أَو مَجنونٌN. J. DawoodThus whenever an apostle came to those that flourished before them1 they cried: ‘Sorcerer!’ or ‘Madman!’The Meccans.